Chapter 10: The Flying Dragon Gold Coin Worth Millions!

This was a stall selling silver dollars. The portrait on them wasn’t Yuan Datou, but Huang Datou, though they looked the same.

That’s right, the history in this parallel world was just a change of names, nothing else was different.

Iron Orchid looked at them one by one and found that they were all genuine.

Seeing that she was looking carefully, the old lady selling silver dollars quickly said, “There are 20 silver dollars here, if you want them all, give me 5 jin of rice and that’s it.”

Iron Orchid’s eyes lit up. Although these were all common styles, they could still be sold for two or three thousand each in the future, 20 silver dollars could at least sell for tens of thousands of yuan.

5 jin of rice was only a few yuan, she was definitely making a profit.

Iron Orchid didn’t agree directly, but asked, “Do you have any special silver dollars?”

This old lady was selling genuine items, maybe she had other good stuff.

“Yes!” The old lady took out a golden silver dollar from her pocket and chuckled, “I have one more, but the portrait on it is a bit ugly, it’s wearing a tall hat, unlike the other bald ones. I didn’t want to take it out, if you buy them all, I’ll give it to you.”

!!!

Iron Orchid’s eyes widened.

Wait! What did she see?!

A Flying Dragon Gold Coin! The kind that was auctioned off for millions! (See picture)

Iron Orchid’s heart raced, she suppressed her excitement, “… Let me see it.”

“Here you go!” The old lady handed it to her without hesitation.

Iron Orchid took it and looked at it carefully. The edges were fine, the weight was even, the color had a sense of layering, and the sound of tapping it was melodious.

Open the door! It’s definitely a good deal!

Iron Orchid’s mind was already playing the BGM, she wanted to dance right there.

“This style is very special… Are you sure you want to give it to me?”

The old lady chuckled, “Big sister, if you like it, take it, it’s fine.”

Iron Orchid couldn’t help but feel a pang of guilt.

But quickly, that guilt was replaced by reason.

Wake up!

This was an era where gold, silver, jewelry, antiques, and paintings were like scrap metal, not even as good as a bowl of rice!

If she didn’t take it, it might be thrown in a corner and gather dust.

It was better to take it for herself.

Wasn’t that the meaning of finding a bargain?

Anyway, she would give her a corresponding reward.

“I really like this silver dollar, how about this, I don’t want your other silver dollars, I’ll give you 20 jin of rice in total for all of them, okay?”

Iron Orchid had a bit of a conscience, but not much. Although she had a lot of savings, she had many places to spend money, she hadn’t planted any food in the space yet, so she had to save where she could.

“Of course! Big sister, you’re so kind!”

The old lady’s eyes were red with joy. The rice jar at home was empty, otherwise, she wouldn’t have risked coming here to set up a stall. Her mother-in-law had been bedridden for a long time, she kept saying she wanted to eat a full meal, so she wouldn’t leave with regrets.

Now that she had so much rice, she could make the porridge thicker, maybe her mother-in-law could hold on. Otherwise, she would be left alone, and she wouldn’t be able to make ends meet.

The old lady wrapped the 21 silver dollars in a handkerchief and exchanged them for the food with Iron Orchid.

The moment she got the food, she immediately packed up and prepared to go home.

The young man next to her was envious, he quickly said to Iron Orchid, “Big sister, I see you like silver dollars, I also have something here, do you want to see if you like it?”

The young man’s stall was filled with worthless handmade trinkets. Iron Orchid had already looked at them before.

Now, hearing him say this, she paused, “What is it?”

The young man quickly handed her an item, “It’s this!”

Iron Orchid looked closely.

Wow! It was a silver ingot! (See picture)

Iron Orchid: “Why didn’t I see it on the stall earlier? Where did you put it?”

The young man: “Oh, it’s windy here, I put it under the cloth stall with some stones.”

Iron Orchid: … What a waste.

Now she was sure that this silver ingot was real, and the condition was pretty good, it could probably sell for hundreds of thousands in the future.

She had to get it!

Iron Orchid: “It’s okay as a little trinket, how much are you asking for?”

The young man: “You can decide, three or five jin of rice is fine.”

Iron Orchid: “I don’t have much grain left, I’ll give you 10 yuan.”

The young man’s eyes lit up, “Okay! Thank you, big sister!”

He finally had money to buy his mother a birthday present!

The young man was overjoyed, he also gave Iron Orchid two wooden dolls:

“Big sister, please accept these, I made them myself, a little token of my appreciation.”

Iron Orchid didn’t refuse, “Thank you.”

Her conscience didn’t hurt anymore.

In this special time, she had already given enough.

Iron Orchid then took a fancy to some precious medical books.

The one selling the books was an old lady with gray hair. She said that her old man was an old Chinese medicine doctor, but now he had a broken leg and no money for treatment, it was really pitiful.

Iron Orchid bought all the medical books on the old lady’s stall, giving her 30 yuan and 10 jin of rice.

She planned to use these medical books to teach herself, so they had a different meaning, it was okay to give a little more.

The old lady was overjoyed and almost knelt down to Iron Orchid.

“My dear girl, you’re a good person, you’re a really good person, I’m so grateful to you, old lady!”

She thought she could only exchange it for one or two jin of grain at most, she didn’t expect to get so much.

Now her old man wouldn’t have to wait to die, he could live!

As long as he was alive, there was hope!

“Thank you so much…”

The old lady’s eyes were filled with tears, she kept repeating these words.

Iron Orchid, “You don’t have to thank me, we’re making an equal exchange, no need to say these things.”

Chinese medicine is vast and profound, with a long history, it’s a very worthwhile subject to learn.

She was also honored to be able to collect so many medical books.

Next, Iron Orchid collected a dozen more antiques from other stalls.

Ming and Qing Dynasty copper coins, Tang Dynasty Three-Color Glazed Pottery, incense burners, ancient jade pendants, etc., for a total of about 100 yuan.

She didn’t look at anything else, she had bought enough things for today in this disguise, it was better to be cautious.

After organizing all the things in her backpack, Iron Orchid quickly left the black market through the back door.

She walked for about half an hour before flashing into the space in a secluded spot.

As soon as she entered the space, Iron Orchid relaxed.

The living room of the bamboo hut was already piled high with things, all bought today.

Iron Orchid organized them one by one.

The food she bought at the supply and marketing cooperative, flour, eggs, etc., cost 18 yuan and 6 jiao.

Then she bought 30 jin of beef from the beef dealer, for a total of 120 yuan.

Then there was the black market.

She spent 50 yuan on chicken and duck, 80 yuan on pork and ribs, 30 yuan on rice, flour, etc.

Then there were apples, bananas, tangerines for 155 yuan, national ration coupons for 40 yuan, and antiques for almost 200 yuan.

In total, she spent over 500 yuan today.

Her total savings were about 4200 yuan, minus the 500 yuan, she had 3700 yuan left.

She had spent so much in one day, money really doesn’t last!

Iron Orchid felt a lot of pressure.

Tomorrow she would go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy seeds.

Then she would plant the space full of food, and when the food was ripe, she could be self-sufficient and also sell it for money!

But today was still a fruitful harvest.

The value of those antiques combined would be over ten million in the future.

She was also a little rich woman!

Awesome (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧!

Next, she had to work harder and realize her dream of getting rich by stockpiling!

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